Handle for cutlery



April 20 1926. 1,581,929

A. LAFAVE ET AL HANDLE FOR CUTLER! Filed June 16. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet lI "l (ltbowwq April 20 A. LAFA'VEIIET AL HANDLE FOR GUTLERY Filed June16,. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 attmmzq Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

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ADREAN IJAFAVE AND anotrnus LAFAVE, or TUPPER LAKE, new YORK.

HANDLE FOR GUTLERY.

Application filed June To all whom it may concern:

UADoLrnUs LAFAVE, citizens of the United States, residing at TuppcrLake, in the county of Franklin and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Handles for Cutlery; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to handles for outlery and has particularreference to a handle for a combined knife and saw.

The invention has for its object the provision of an improvedconstruction of handle for cutting implements by which the handle may bearranged as a knife handle or the handle may be adjusted so that thehand hold is at substantially a right angle to the edge of the bladewhen the tool is to be used as a saw, a brace being pivotally secured tothe handle and to the blade.

The construction and operation of the device as well as its advantageswillv be described in detail hereinafter and the details of constructionwill be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure1 is a side View of the improved tool when in position to be used as aknife;

Fig. 2 a top edge View;

Fig. 3 a longitudinal sectional. view of the handle end of the tooltaken on a plane in.- dicated by the line 3-3. of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4- is a view of the point end of the blade made in section on aplane indicated by the line t-4= of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on plane indicated by the line 5-5of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a similar view on a plane indicated by the line 66 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 7 and. 8 are transverse sectional views on planes indicated by thelines 7-7 and 88 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the handle arranged when theimplement is to be used as a saw.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

The combined knife and saw comprises a blade 1 having a shank 2 and arecess 3 in the back of the blade to receive a saw blade 4. 5 indicateplates secured on each side of the blade a j e t o i s outer or point16, 1925. Serial No. 37,471.

end and overlapping the end of therecess it i 1.

ing inclined at the same angle for the pur- 9 indicates a nut threadedonto a threaded extension 10' and engaging against pose hereinafterdescribed.

of the saw blade 4 the edges of the plates 8 and functioning to tightenthe blade 4 clined slots 7 directingthe blade .4 downwardly against theupper edge of the blade 1 forming the bottom wall of the recess 3. Asshown in Figs. 5 and 6 the edge of the blade 1 forming the bottom'wa-llof the rein the recess 3, the incess 3 is beveled on both sides as shownat 11 and the inner edge of the saw blade 4 is provided with a groove 12to engage said beveled edge 11, this structure serving to preventbuckling of the saw blade intermediate of its ends when in position inthe Y recess.

The shank 2 is provided with a longitudinal slot 13 and the end of theslot 18 adjacent to the outer end of the shank has an ofi set portion14. The handle, that is made of any suitable material such as wood,fiber, 7 and the hke, is made of two segments deslgnated 15, one each ofthe segments being arranged on each side of the shank 2, and 16indicates a rivet or pin engaging the two segments 15 and slidablymounted in slot 13.

A link 17 is pivotally mounted between the plates 8 by means of a pin orrivet 18, while the outer end of the link 17 is formed with a head 19that is pivotally secured between the segments 15 of the handle by meansof pin or rivet 20. As shown in the drawings the link 17 is shaped toengage the edge .of the shank 2 closely, when the handle segments 15 arein the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 8, and the outer edge of thelink conforms'to the conformation of the handle segments, and also thehead 19 conforms to the outer, edge of the handle segments and has astraight edge 21 that abuts the straight outer edge of the shank 2 whenthe handle is in the folded position of Figs. 1, 2, and 3., IFurt11er1nore,the end of the link 17 carrying the g rivet 18 is formedas a segment of a circle having for its center thecenter of the rivet,and the end of the blade 1 is recessed to conform to the shape of thelink, and also has an inclined edge 22 to permit movement of the link 17into the position shown in Fig. 9.

\Vhen it is desired to use the instrument as a saw the handle may bearranged as shown in Fig. 5) by swinging the outer end of the handleupwardly and moving the inner end outwardly by sliding the rivet or pin16 along the slot 13 and then upwardly in to the angular extension 1 L,thus providing a grip similar in construction to the grip of a handsaw.The shank 2 is recessed as shown at 23 to provide ample room for theoperators fingers in gripping the handle segments 15.

What is claimed is 1. A handle for cutlery comprising a blade providedwith a shank having an elongated slot therein, a handle mounted to slideon said shank, and a pin on said handle engaging in the slot in theshank.

2. A handle for cutlery comprising a blade, a shank extending from saidblade and provided with an elongated slothaving an angular extension, ahandle comprising segments arranged on the two sides of the shank, a pinconnecting the two segments and engaging in the slot aforesaid, and abrace pivotally engaging the two segments and the blade.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa tures.

ADREAN LAFAVE.

ADOLPHUS LAFAV E.

